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Orestes Terrorist

Friday, May 20, 2011 to Sunday, May 29, 2011

Mainstage

Friday, May 20, 2011 - Sunday, May 29, 2011

Mainstage Theater, Theater Arts Center (UCSC)

Presented by:
Theater Arts Department

A cast of student actor/singers -- including a Greek Chorus of twenty -- will perform a new play, Orestes Terrorist, this spring in the Mainstage Theater.
Working from the Greek, professor Mary-Kay Gamel has molded Euripides' original Orestes into a modern retelling of the tragic and bloody myth of young Orestes, son of Agamemnon and Klytemnestra, and his sister Elektra. Vengeance, patricide and desperation culminate in a final scene unparalleled in ancient drama.
Gamel has staged twenty-five productions of ancient Greek, Roman, and medieval drama, many in her own adaptations. She deftly brings classic literature and ancient conflicts to new audiences with modern language adaptations that are at once illuminating and entertaining. The score is by composer Phil Collins, Artistic Director of New Music Works. Directed by professor Danny Scheie, a nationally known actor and director who staged UCSC's Hair last season. May 20-22 and May 26-297:00 pm (Thu-Fri-Sat)3:00 pm (Sundays)
$15 general, $12 seniors 62+, $12 students
Tickets online and at the UCSC Ticket Office (831-459-2159)
Doors open 30 minutes before curtain.
General seating. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house manager.